diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 13167bb..730b98c 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ haproxy_install: []
 haproxy_restart_handler_state: restarted
 
 haproxy_conf_template: "etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg.j2"
+haproxy_conf_loc: "/etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg"
 
 # global section
 haproxy_global_log:
diff --git a/tasks/configuration.yml b/tasks/configuration.yml
index b827132..e930412 100644
--- a/tasks/configuration.yml
+++ b/tasks/configuration.yml
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 - name: configuration | update file
   template:
     src: "{{ haproxy_conf_template }}"
-    dest: /etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg
+    dest: "{{ haproxy_conf_loc }}"
     owner: root
     group: root
     mode: 0640
-    validate: 'haproxy -f %s -c'
+    validate: "haproxy -f %s -c {{ haproxy_conf_loc }}"
   notify: restart haproxy
   tags:
     - haproxy-configuration-update-file